Demountable ash tray



Patented Aug. 4, 1942 UNITED STATE DEMOUNTABLE ASH TRAY Leslie'H. Blairand Thomas B. Dailcy, Ingleside, Tex.

Application June 17, 1940, Serial No. 340,943

1 Claim. (Cl. 248-226) This invention relates to a .demountable ashholder.

An object of the invention is to provide a holder for receiving theashes and stubs of cigars and cigarettes, and for holding the lightedcigars and cigarettes, which may be detachably fastened to a desk ortable so that it will be firmly held in place while in use and so thatit may be readily detached for emptying.

Another object of the invention is to provide,

ably secured to a wide base so that the holder may be readily supportedon a table or desk without liability of overturning It is another objectof the invention to provide a novel type of clamp that may be readily 10in combination, a holder that may be detachattached to, or detachedfrom. the margin of a desk or table on which the holder may bedetachably supported.

With the above and other objects in view the invention has particularrelation to certain novel features of construction, arrangement of partsand use, examples of which are given in this specification andillustrated in the accompanying drawing, whereih- Figure 1 shows a sideelevation of the holder, partly in section, shown supported by theclamp, said clamp being shown in section.

Fi ure 2 shows a plan view thereof showing the holder partly in section.

Figure 3 shows an elevational view of the bracket.

Figure 4 shows another form of bracket that may be employed.

Figure 5 shows a fragmentary, end view of the holder detachably mountedon a, supporting base, and

Figure 6 shows a fragmentary,'side view of the holder shown mounted onsaid base, the latter being shown in section.

In the drawing, the numeral I designates a holder which may be of anyselected contour preferably formed of sheet metal and having adetachable cover 2 and whose base, or bottom, has an outwardly extendingrim 3. On opposite ends of the cover 2 are the arcuate supports 4, 4 forholding a lighted cigar or cigarette. The cover may have an openingtherethrough to receive the ashes and stubs. This opening is normallyclosed by means of a cover plate 6 which is pivoted to turn on atransverse axis located at the longitudinal center of the cover so thatit will normally remain in horizontal position and will return to saidposition when tipped to permit entrance of the ashes or stubs.

Within the holder and adjacent one side wall thereof there is atransverse reinforcing bar I. Clamp screws 8 are fitted through holes insaid side of the holder and are threaded into said bar as shown inFigure 1. These screws have annular clamp discs as 9 formed integrallytherewith which clamp against the outside of the wall of the containeras shown in Figures 1 and 2. Spaced outwardly from the discs the clampscrews have theenlarged heads Ill. The numeral ll designates the mainclamp plate whose upper end Ha is overturned to rest on the top of thetable or desk, Its underside is formed with 'a resilient pad l2toprevent scarring of thedesk, or table.

The clamp plate I! has a vertical slot I3 cut therethrough as shown inFigure 3. against the inner side of the clamp plate is the bracket l4whose upper end la is overturned into parallel relationship with theoverturned end He.

A clamp bolt 15 is fitted through the slot l3 and also through thebracket i4. It has an enlarged head It; which rests against the clampplate II and a" nut I1 is screwed thereon to clamp against the bracket.The bracket l4 may therefore be adjusted depending on the thickness ofthe margin of the desk or table l8 to which the clamp is to be screwed.A clamp screw I9 is threaded through the overturned end l4a. Its upperend has a swivelling connection with a clamp disc 20 designed to clampagainst the underside of the margin of the desk or table. -The lower endof the clamp screw has a grip member 2| by means of which the screw maybe manipulated. The clamp therefore may be readily applied to, ordetached from, the supporting object.

The main clamp plate II has spaced T-slots 22, 22 to receive the outerends of the clamp screws 8. Opposite the T-slots 22, 22 the bracket I4is provided with slots 23, 23 to receive the heads ll) of the clampscrews 8, In applying the holder to the clamp the heads l0 may beinserted through the enlarged upper ends of the T-slots, with the headsl0 projecting into the slots 23, and then moved downwardly so that-theheads ID will engage opposite sides of the T-slots as shown in Figure 1.The holder may be detached by moving it in a reverse direction. I

In some instances a plate-like clamp llb may be fastened to theend orside surface of the desk or table by means of a single set screw 24.This clamp also has theT-slots 23 to receive the heads of the clampscrews 8 as hereinabove explained. If it be desired to demount theholder I, the clamp l lb may be swung a' quarter turn around the set 55screw 24 so that it will lie closely against the mar- Fitted gin of thedesk or table top out of the way. It may be screwed in fixed position byusing two or more screws through the holes 25 provided for the purpose.

In some cases it may be desired to use the holder 9 in the ordinary wayon the top 0! the table or desk. For this reason a base 28 has beenprovided. It is preferably in the general shape of a truncated pyramidhaving a fiat upper surface prorided with inwardly turned crimps toprovide the inwardly facing grooves 11, 21. The flange 3 of the holder Imay be inserted into these grooves, the holder moved until it iscentrally located on the base and the holder may then be used in theusual way.

when the holder has been filled, or partly filled, it may be detachedand the cover I removed for emptying purposes.

The drawing and description are illustrative merely, while the broadprinciple of the invention will be defined by the appended claim.

What we claim is:

A device of the character described comprising a bracket whose upper endis overturned, said bracket having a, vertical slot, a clamp platefitted 25 against the forward side of the bracket and whose upper end isoverturned into parallel relation with and is spaced from the overturnedend of the bracket, said clamp plate having a vertical slot, a clampbolt fitted through the slots of the clamp plate and bracket and havingan enlarged head at one end and a clamp nut screwed onto the other endwhereby said plate and bracket are secured together and are capable ofadjustment relative to each other, said clamp plate having spacedT-slots in its vertical portion, a holder having a transversereenforcing bar adjacent one side wall, clamp screws fitted throughholes in the sides of the holder and threaded into said bar, annularclamp discs formed integrally with the screws clamping against theoutside wall of the holder, enlarged .heads on said clamp screws spacedoutwardly from the discs, said heads engaging in said T-slots to securesaid holder to said clamp plate and a clamp screw threaded through theoverturned end of the bracket forming means for securing the device toan anchor therefor.

' LESLIE H. BLAIR.

THOMAS B. DAILEY.

